Don't count Perry out just yet

Washington Examiner ^ | December 14, 2011 | Ken Klukowski, coauthor of “Resurgent: How Constitutional Conservatism Can Save America.”

[ez]

I’m not counting anyone out until somebody actually casts a vote. :)

[Cincinatus' Wife]

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[Happy Rain]

Why am I hearing Little Orphan Annie singing that “Tomorrow” song?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I’m not counting anyone out until somebody actually casts a vote. :)

It's very exciting and much, much better than all the "The year in review" stories we hate in those years w/o presidential elections.

And this election means we will be voting in a new president next year!

[Old Teufel Hunden]

I know debates aren’t everything. And unlike popular opinion, they certainly don’t show or hide intelligence. But man, Perry’s debate performances overall are horrible. The reason this really bothers me is I see a George Bush like performance against Obama in debates and I’m not sure that’s going to cut it to win the Presidency. We need someone who’s going to take it to Obama!! I don’t know that Perry can do that face to face or even on the stump.

[randita]

I never counted Perry out. My opinion is that the only person standing in the way of Romney is Perry. Early on I thought Pawlenty (before Perry declared) might be the Romney stopper, but he never got traction.

Newt’s going to peter out just as Cain did. Once the DBM starts piling on, he won’t be able to surface for air.

If the Gingrich voters go to Perry, Romney can be stopped.

Many have not given Perry a second or third look because he is not “golden tongued”. To those people, I say pick your poison. Perry or Romney.

Disclosure: I’m not crazy about any of the candidates, but will not sit this one out. I’ll pick the most conservative one I believe can beat Obama. Wish Gov. McDonnell or Sen. DeMint were running.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I know it’s become common practice to repeat the MSM line but Rick Perry has delivered some good comments (and some clunkers) in the debates and as mentioned in the article the last one was great.

As to his town halls and stumping — he’s renowned for it. He is known as a superb retail politics campaigner.

Here is an article and an interactive map with his next 2 week schedule in Iowa.

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/perry-ground-game-old-fashioned-bus-tour/

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[Cincinatus' Wife]

Thank you for the comments.

“Drudge,” who is friends with Mitt Romney’s campaign manager, has Ron Paul as his lead picture and story. The Romney camp needs Paul to do well and diminish Gingrich going into NH. But giving Paul anymore traction improves chances he’ll mount a 3rd party run. Enter Obama-2.

With voters moving to Perry it will be a new election (no-Romney).

No Obama.

10th Amendment President Perry.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks shield.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

So, how does Perry, running at 7.2% against Newt, at 33.4% and Romney still stuck at 22%, with Bachmann and Paul sitting ahead of him, make you think that Perry even has a remote chance?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

LOL! I was thinking more like Shirley Temple singing “Animal Crackers”. Talk about delusion?

[apillar]

My main problem with Perry is that listening to his debate performances is like getting a tooth pulled, it's painful. He seems to have a difficult time stitching two coherent sentences together. Heck, he's so bad even George W. Bush seems like Shakespeare by comparison. I just don't see how he could successfully debate Obama if he can't even manage to put in a competent debate performance against his fellow Republicans.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I must have been watching a different debate than you were.

Perry shined.

[FryingPan101]

“If Romney or Gingrich falter, Perry might take it all.”

Gentlemen, start your faltering. For your country.
 

 

 

[Nifster]

I like primary season gives every one a chance to become involved. Your enthusiasm is impressive. I will not vote for Perry in the primary but I am ABO in the general. I am currently leaning towards Santorum

[bigoil]

What is there to debate?

Obama sucks.

Film at 11. [tape delayed to 11:45]

[driftless2]

What people have to ask themselves is: if elected, what candidate would be most likely to do the right thing conservative-wise? Between the three (Perry,Romney, Gingrich), I'd say Perry is easily the one most likely to hold firm to conservative principles. I don't condemn anyone for changing a past position i.e. flipflopping if the change is based on conviction and not simply political expediency.

That's my question about Gingrich. He's made a lot of counter-conservative statements in the past i.e. AGW, and now supposedly rejects them. Is he serious about his changes? Perry certainly hasn't distinguished himself with his public speaking during this campaign, but I'll bet he's the most solid conservative with a proven track record.

[driftless2]

What people have to ask themselves is: if elected, what candidate would be most likely to do the right thing conservative-wise? Between the three (Perry,Romney, Gingrich), I'd say Perry is easily the one most likely to hold firm to conservative principles. I don't condemn anyone for changing a past position i.e. flipflopping if the change is based on conviction and not simply political expediency.

That's my question about Gingrich. He's made a lot of counter-conservative statements in the past i.e. AGW, and now supposedly rejects them. Is he serious about his changes? Perry certainly hasn't distinguished himself with his public speaking during this campaign, but I'll bet he's the most solid conservative with a proven track record.